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Hoosierdega nights!
April 22, 2010
Hoosier Park Racing & Casino will be hitting all cylinders Saturday, April 24 with the first annual Hoosierdega Nights, bringing a NASCAR feel to the 14-race program. A total of $492,000 in purse money will be distributed throughout the card, featuring 11 divisions of Indiana Sires Stakes action
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Feeling You fastest of Five Wilkes-Barre divisions
April 22, 2010
Feeling You, driven by Jim Morrill Jr. and trained by George Berkner, turned in the fastest time of the five divisions of the Wilkes-Barre Pace for three-year-old fillies Wednesday (April 21) at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.In the fourth division of five of the first leg, Morrill Jr. left quickly fro
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Daley youngsters unleashed at Pompano
April 22, 2010
The four new late closing series for the Spring season developed by racing secretary Greg DeFrank have all filled and the first round of action goes to the starting this weekend at the Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park. Youngsters from the care of veteran colt and filly developer Dan Daley will b
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Taylor's top trotters qualify at Balmoral
April 22, 2010
Wednesday mornings qualifiers at Balmoral Park drew plenty of attention as two of Illinois most dominant state-bred trotters over the past two seasons, Southern Rocketop and Miss Vickie, were both sent out for their first preps of the 2010 season.Drawing into the same race, things went exactly as tr
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Coal Younger rebounds at Cal-Expo
April 22, 2010
He disappointed as the public's choice in his last, but for those who gave him a second chance, Coal Younger backed their confidence.Conditioned-claiming pacers were featured at Cal-Expo on a special Wednesday night (April 21) card, on which Coal Younger got back on the winning track.In advance of s
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Auckland Reactor ready to qualify
April 22, 2010
Kelvin Harrison reports that just days before the long awaited qualifying debut of Auckland Reactor, the pride of New Zealand is, “doing great. He looks fantastic and came out of the winter in super shape.” Although Harrison has been very pleased with the son of Mach Three’s adjustments to life in
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Powerhouse weekend on tap at Chester
April 22, 2010
A total of 356 entries jammed the box for a powerhouse opening weekend at Harrah’s Chester Casino and Racetrack, with strong fields slated to contest the $32,000 features on both the Friday and Sunday cards.   Friday’s Open Trot could very well shape up as a battle of the sexes between millio
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May 15 deadline for stakes nominations
April 22, 2010
Important payments are due May 15 to make and keep horses eligible to the lucrative N. J. Sire Stakes Program and other special stakes races for New Jersey-sired horses. Nominations are due for foals of 2009 that are yearlings in 2010. All horses nominated must be registered with the U. S. Trot
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Divisional champions star in Big M qualifiers
April 22, 2010
Reigning divisional champions Poof She’s Gone and Fancy Filly were among the winners at qualifying races Thursday morning at the Meadowlands, with the Dan Patch Award winners just two of a star-studded cast of performers that took to the racetrack.   Included among the other qualifying winner
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SBOANJ scholarships for 2010 announced
April 22, 2010
The deadline is June 15 for applicants wishing to be considered for the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey 2010 college scholarships. Scholarships, which can range from $2,500 to $5,000, are for qualified students who plan to attend a two or four-year college or university
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With six you get Zeke at Mighty M
April 22, 2010
Billy “Zeke” Parker Jr .began the Monticello Raceway Thursday afternoon card needing only 26 more driving victories to reach the coveted milestone of 10,000 career wins, and he really put on a show winning six races on the program.   Parker, 56, started the day winning both ends of
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